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I was able to stop by The Heartland Military Vehicle Museum in Lexington,Nebraska today. Took a lot of pix. This one I thought was neat. An old American halftrack with a snowplow.The musuem did not have it long.

The fuel tank and exhaust.

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Every time you eat celery,an angel vomits in a gas station bathroom. Tanks rule. I know the load is late,but the voices tell me to pull over and clean the guns.

Ford Model-T tracks were an after-market accessory available in the 1910s. This vehicle is one of several (sedan & commercial styles) that have been restored. There is also a short 3-part video on the net (part of the Lombard ½-track logging site).

Ok, so my Double-T is an articulated full-track not a ½-trak

Not to mention all the Russian (like the Tudor sedan below) & Citroen civil versions ....

I recognize the front wheels as a heavy duty (maybe GM?) wheel I've seen on a lot of Chevy/GMC trucks. I'm guessing they used GM parts like the engine, transmission, axles/differentials, etc. to rebuild this halftrack but I wonder what they did to the frame.

Finally found pictures of the long-rumoured Iranian halftrack design here.

I don't know. It seems to me that Iranian engineers took some inspirations from Chinese armoured car designs.

« Last Edit: November 25, 2015, 06:44:28 AM by dy031101 »

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Forget about his bow and arrows- why wait until that sparrow has done his deed when I can just bury him right now 'cause I'm sick and tired of hearing why he wants to have his way with the cock robin!?

I'l add my favourite ..... V.W. Typ-155 ...... I have over a dozen photos of these prototypes supplied to me by Porsche when I wrote the history for them.

In one biography for Ferry Porsche the author claimed that a Schwimmwagen was also used in the Typ-155 trials - hinting that it was also a half-track.Unfortunately he got it wrong - the Schwimm had drum extensions on the wheels not tracks ....... or did it ??

I'l add my favourite ..... V.W. Typ-155 ...... I have over a dozen photos of these prototypes supplied to me by Porsche when I wrote the history for them.

In one biography for Ferry Porsche the author claimed that a Schwimmwagen was also used in the Typ-155 trials - hinting that it was also a half-track.Unfortunately he got it wrong - the Schwimm had drum extensions on the wheels not tracks ....... or did it ??

One can get a number of kits/conversions for these:

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All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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